About The Declaration
The Jakarta Declaration included the following five "priorities for health promotion in the 21st century":
- 1. "Promote social responsibility for health"
- 2. "Increase investments for health development"
- 3. "Consolidate and expand partnerships for health"
- 4. "increase community capacity and empower the individual"
- 5. "Secure an infrastructure for health promotion"
The declaration recognizes that":
- Participation is necessary for change.
- Health literacy is essential for participation - emphasizes the need for access to education and information and hence, the empowerment of individuals and communities.
- Combinations of five strategies for health promotion -- "build healthy public policy", "create supportive environments", "strengthen community action", "develop personal skills", and "reorient health services" -- are more effective than "single-track approaches".
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